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BAU 2007:
Between 15 and 20 January 2007, around 2,000 exhibitors from 40
countries will be presenting their innovative products,
technology and systems at Europe´s biggest building materials
trade fair. BAU 2007 will thus be taking up almost all the
available space at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre – 180,000
square metres in 16 exhibition halls. The range of products and
services on display at this event is more extensive than ever
before.
Repeat bookings at 90%
Exhibitors are highly satisfied with BAU and the event enjoys
high status in the German and European building materials
sector, as reflected in the impressive number of repeat bookings
from exhibitors: "Around 90% of our exhibitors have registered
again for BAU, then there are a number of first-time
registrations," said Dieter Dohr, who is the exhibition group
director responsible for BAU at Messe München GmbH. "That is a
sensational achievement. Yet despite this high level of demand,
companies who haven´t booked but would like to take part, still
have a chance. In some areas of the exhibition, we have a little
spare capacity."
BAU 2007 at a glance: Everything under one
roof
BAU brings together the whole European building and construction
community under one roof. This in-depth review of different
materials, techniques and systems, all competing with each
other, makes BAU a unique display of what the industry can do.
The range on show at BAU is divided into product and theme
areas.
• The section on mineral-ore based products (Halls A1 and A2)
includes stoneware, sand-lime bricks, concrete, expanded
concrete, fibrated cement materials, plasters, renders, screeds,
insulating and sealing materials.
• The section on roofing materials and roof windows is taking up
more space in 2007 than in 2005 – the whole of Hall A3 will be
used, plus a part of Hall A4, amounting to a total of around
15,000 square metres. Putting on a display of its diversity and
quality here will be the brick and tile industry, exhibiting
standard wall bricks and roofing tiles, as well as completely
prefabricated components.
• The section on chemical building supplies is expanding by
around 5,000 square metres – the German industry alone is
presenting around 50,000 products here. This section covers
15,000 square metres in Halls A4 and A5.
• Architectural surfaces, such as are found in particular in
large commercial and industrial buildings, will be featured at
the eastern end of the exhibition centre. One highlight, also in
terms of aesthetics, is the display of tiles and ceramics in
Hall A6. Here, leading suppliers will be putting their latest
creations on show, and demonstrating how to blend both design
and function in an attractive way.
• The entire spectrum of elastic and textile floor coverings –
from parquet and laminates to linoleum, PVC, rubber and cork –
will be on a roughly 15,000 square-metre display in Halls B6 and
B5 (5,000 square metres more than in 2005).
• The broad range of products from the wood and plastics
industry is on display in Halls B5, B4, C3 and C4. Here, the
focus is on the use of wood in building and construction, and
innovative building systems and building components (windows,
doors) based on wood and plastics.
• The leading suppliers of fittings, locks and building security
products will be presenting their latest trends, for windows and
doors, on a continuous 5,000 square-metre display spanning Halls
B4 and C4.
• Building components and systems for roofs, walls and façades,
primarily of aluminium and steel, are the focus in Halls B1, C1,
B2 and B3. This section alone, also featuring the full range of
mechanisms for automatic doors and gates plus parking systems,
covers around 40,000 square metres.
• Machinery for metalworking, on display next to the steel,
aluminium and profile manufacturers, is to have its own area in
Hall C1.
• Halls C1 and C2 will also be featuring a display of solar
screen systems for roofs and façades, both indoor and outdoor
applications. The section on buildings automation covers the
control systems that operate the various façade elements.
Exhibitors here will be displaying energy-efficient solutions
that blend harmoniously into the architectural concepts.
• Solar technology has its own section in Hall B3. Under the
motto of 'Solar Horizons', the exhibitors here will be
presenting solar energy and solar power in the context of
architectural and engineering themes.
• The top players in the European glass industry will be
presenting their latest developments and products in glass and
glass architecture in Hall C2. 'Visions of Glass' is the motto
of these elaborately designed stands. Once again all the leading
suppliers of sheet glass will be represented here.
• In 2007, the software houses and computer manufacturers
exhibiting in the section on IT for the building sector (BAU IT)
will be also be taking up more space than in 2005. All the
leading names in this segment will be putting in an appearance
here at BAU 2007 (Hall C3).
• The section on Urban Design is targeted specifically at
landscape architects. Also in Hall C3, this section is almost
like a fair within a fair, as it has its own entrance – the
North Entrance.
A current site plan of BAU 2007 is available on the Internet,
at:
www.bau-muenchen.com, in the section 'BAU at a glance'.
Focus on renovations and modernisation
One main focus of BAU 2007, extending through all sections, will
be renovations and modernisation. Against a background of
stagnating population figures, adequate housing volumes, and
state subsidies for energy-efficient houses, the subject of
modernisation and renovation is gaining ever more significance
across Europe. The new German government, too, in its coalition
contract, has committed itself to improving energy efficiency in
existing buildings, also as a way of boosting the building and
construction sector. As in 2005, BAU 2007 will again be putting
on a display of all the initiatives and activities in the field
of renovation, refurbishment and modernisation in a single hall.
This display is supported by the German Ministry of Construction
and a working group on renovations, the Bundesarbeitskreis
Altbauerneuerung (Baka). An important cornerstone of this
extensive display is an award for innovative products in the
renovations and modernisation market, given for future-oriented
product ideas, systems and constructions. The award is to be
presented for the second time at BAU 2007.
Visitor target group
The broad range of exhibits at BAU 2007 is designed to appeal to
a variety of visitor target groups. It attracts all those
involved in the process of planning and building:
• Planners: Architects, engineers, private and public building
developers, local authorities
• Investors: Housing associations, real-estate managers, agents,
building materials trade, DIY stores
• Building trades: Metalworkers, tilers, plumbers, roofers,
fitters, carpenters, joiners, painters, plasterers, flooring
fitters, heating engineers, landscape gardeners, bricklayers.
Accompanying programme and architectural
competitions
BAU 2007 will once again be the platform for the presentation of
many awards for architecture and engineering, among them the
award for 'The First House' (from the trade journal Bauwelt of
Berlin), and the award for 'Aesthetics and Construction', (from
the trade journal DETAIL of Munich). The high point of the
Bavarian Engineers´ Conference ('Bayerischer Ingenieurtag') is
the presentation of the Engineering Award. Traditionally, BAU is
also the place at which the Oscars for the building materials
retail trade are presented (by Wohlfarth publishers of
Duisburg). In addition, many trade associations in the German
building and construction industry use BAU 2007 as a venue for
their conferences, congresses and symposia.
Contacts for BAU 2007:
Johannes Manger and Elisabeth Fink
Tel. (+49 89) 949-20630, Fax (+49 89) 949-20639
E-mail: Johannes.Manger@messe-muenchen.de
Elisabeth.Fink@messe-muenchen.de |
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